Mantracourt,
a leader in high performance measurement electronics, announces
the launch of an accurate and reliable high-performance potentiometer
input module. The new DSCUSB-PT plug and play USB device has
been designed to convert resistance-based input into digital
output and, together with Mantracourts DSCUSB Toolkit software,
allows for quick and easy measurements.

This new introduction
to Mantracourts range of signal converters can be used
with resistance based sensors to indicate position, rotation,
angle and depth and is particularly suited to applications such
as displacement measurement and angular measurement that require
high accuracy. The DSCUSB-PT connects directly to a PC and, using
the intuitive Toolkit software, data can be extracted from the
linear potentiometer input.

As well as being
easy to set up and use, the DSCUSB-PT is extremely accurate featuring
7-point linearization and optional temperature compensation.
The output is factory calibrated from between 0  100% but
this can be scaled by the user or a systems integrator to output
engineering units. For added flexibility, Mantracourts
24 channel logging software enables up to 24 DSCUSB devices to
be monitored and data logged. A useful additional feature enables
OEM level configuration and calibration to be saved and restored.

To complement
the DSCUSB-PT, Mantracourt offers its free DSCUSB Toolkit software.
This software for Windows enables users to carry out a host of
actions via an intuitive and icon-based navigation system. With
simple to follow instructions and highlighted interactive elements,
users can configure, save and restore settings, calibrate input
and output and log data to a CSV file. The DSCUSB Toolkit also
features a real-time, scrolling, auto scaling trend chart that
holds and displays up to 10,000 points. This allows engineers
to monitor input signals in real time and gives them the information
needed to adjust data rates and filters, if necessary.

Speaking about
the new DSCUSB-PT, Jonathan Purdue, Sales Manager at Mantracourt
says: This is a valuable, new addition to our signal converter
range. As well as being easy to configure and use, its compact
and plug and play design means it is extremely flexible.